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Tentative Contract For Home Care Workers Would Give Them $14 Per Hour In Two Years The union that represents about 33,000 independent home care workers in Washington says it has reached a tentative contract with the state that would...Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:47:53 -0400http://kplu.org/post/tentative-contract-home-care-workers-would-give-them-14-hour-two-years
http://kplu.org/post/tentative-contract-home-care-workers-would-give-them-14-hour-two-years The union that represents about 33,000 independent home care workers in Washington says it has reached a tentative contract with the state that would...92no The union that represents about 33,000 independent home care workers in Washington says it has reached a tentative contract with the state that would...

]]>Alaska Air Flight Attendants Frustrated By Slow Contract Talks Alaska Airlines executives and flight attendants are back at the bargaining table this week with a federal mediator, but the workers say they’re...Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:14:05 -0400http://kplu.org/post/alaska-air-flight-attendants-frustrated-slow-contract-talks
http://kplu.org/post/alaska-air-flight-attendants-frustrated-slow-contract-talks Alaska Airlines executives and flight attendants are back at the bargaining table this week with a federal mediator, but the workers say they’re...67no Alaska Airlines executives and flight attendants are back at the bargaining table this week with a federal mediator, but the workers say they’re...

]]>Professor: Boeing Wants 'Amazing Concessions' from MachinistsThe brinkmanship at play between Boeing and its 30,000 machinists over an eight-year contract proposal is a dramatic new chapter in the broader labor...Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/professor-boeing-wants-amazing-concessions-machinists
http://kplu.org/post/professor-boeing-wants-amazing-concessions-machinistsThe brinkmanship at play between Boeing and its 30,000 machinists over an eight-year contract proposal is a dramatic new chapter in the broader labor...92noThe brinkmanship at play between Boeing and its 30,000 machinists over an eight-year contract proposal is a dramatic new chapter in the broader labor...

]]>Traditional Grocery Chains Wage a Two-Front BattleAll you have to do is turn on your TV lately to see evidence of the grocery wars. One recent Walmart ad states: With Fred Meyer fuel points, you could saveTue, 15 Oct 2013 19:31:19 -0400http://kplu.org/post/traditional-grocery-chains-wage-two-front-battle
http://kplu.org/post/traditional-grocery-chains-wage-two-front-battleAll you have to do is turn on your TV lately to see evidence of the grocery wars. One recent Walmart ad states: With Fred Meyer fuel points, you could save69noAll you have to do is turn on your TV lately to see evidence of the grocery wars. One recent Walmart ad states: With Fred Meyer fuel points, you could save

]]>Is Seattle Heading for a Grocery Store Strike? About 30,000 grocery store workers in the Puget Sound region will be voting next week on whether to authorize a strike. That’s after the bargaining teamThu, 19 Sep 2013 18:35:39 -0400http://kplu.org/post/seattle-heading-grocery-store-strike
http://kplu.org/post/seattle-heading-grocery-store-strikeAbout 30,000 grocery store workers in the Puget Sound region will be voting next week on whether to authorize a strike. That’s after the bargaining team71noAbout 30,000 grocery store workers in the Puget Sound region will be voting next week on whether to authorize a strike. That’s after the bargaining team

]]>Darigold, Workers in Mediation as Contract Negotiations Heat UpWashington state’s biggest private company is heading to mediation today with workers in Seattle, Issaquah and Tukwila. The negotiations between DarigoldMon, 09 Sep 2013 08:00:00 -0400http://www.kplu.org/post/darigold-workers-mediation-contract-negotiations-heat
http://www.kplu.org/post/darigold-workers-mediation-contract-negotiations-heatWashington state’s biggest private company is heading to mediation today with workers in Seattle, Issaquah and Tukwila. The negotiations between Darigold43noWashington state’s biggest private company is heading to mediation today with workers in Seattle, Issaquah and Tukwila. The negotiations between Darigold